| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Biology |
| Creator |
Sperry, John S. |
| Other Author |
Pittermann, Jarmila; Hacke, Uwe G.; Wheeler, James K.; Sikkema, Elzard H. |
| Title |
Inter-tracheid pitting and the hydraulic efficiency of conifer wood: the role of tracheid allometry and cavitation protection |
| Date |
2006 |
| Description |
Plant xylem must balance efficient delivery of water to the canopy against protection from air entry into the conduits via air-seeding. We investigated the relationship between tracheid allometry, end wall pitting, safety from air-seeding, and the hydraulic efficiency of conifer wood in order to better understand the trade-offs between effective transport and protection against air entry. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Botanical Society of America |
| Volume |
93 |
| Issue |
9 |
| First Page |
1265 |
| Last Page |
1273 |
| Subject |
Allometry; Araucariaceae; cavitation |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Pittermann, J., Sperry, J. S., Hacke, U. G., Wheeler, J. K., & Sikkema, E. H. (2006) Inter-tracheid pitting and the hydraulic efficiency of conifer wood: the role of tracheid allometry and cavitation protection. American Journal of Botany, 93(9), 1265-73. |
| Rights Management |
(c)Botanical Society of America |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
298,905 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,5901 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kd2g3t |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
703295 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kd2g3t |
